Hybrid Designer

at Southwest Strategies

• Job title: Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $70,000 - $85,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Diego, United States

About the role

• Designer creating compelling visuals across print and digital formats for communications campaigns. Collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality design in a hybrid work environment from San Diego.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a variety of print and digital deliverables to support communications campaigns, using Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma.
• Example deliverables include fact sheets, fliers, brochures, banner ads, social media graphics, white papers, PPT presentations, etc.
• Create visually impactful websites and animated videos
• Provide high-fidelity website designs in Figma following wireframes and UX best practices
• Design and develop microsites and landing pages directly within CRM platforms, such as HubSpot, MailChimp and Constant Contact
• Provide light animation and video clip production, primarily for use with social media posts.
• Experience with Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro is a plus
• Create new business proposals from concept to completion
• Design new business proposals, including layout, custom graphics and image sourcing, as well as input on overall creative direction
• Collaborate with other team members on branding strategies and execution to create impactful campaigns that meet deadlines, objectives, and budget parameters
• Support visual brand development for clients, including master brands guidelines and special campaign/event branding
• Utilize Basecamp to receive new projects
• Support project managers for outreach events
• Work fluently and collaboratively with counterparts across account management, project management, digital marketing, and website development to ensure deliverable success
• Meet required deadlines to submit time entries more than 80% of the time
• Perform other duties as assigned dependent on specific project work as determined by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design and/or similar experience required
• 3+ years in design, or related field required
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite required
• Strong understanding of design and typography required
• Proficiency in digital design, web design platforms, and/or UX, motion graphics or visual design experience required
• Knowledge of design best practices across digital marketing, paid ads and social media is strongly preferred
• Experience designing or developing materials for diverse audiences, including multi-language or bilingual communications; ensuring clarity, accessibility, and cultural relevance is preferred
• Excellent at creating and maintaining cross-functional working relationships
• Detail-orientated with strong organizational skills and commitment to meeting deadlines
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Exceptional visual, oral, and written communication skills
• Love of typography and color palettes
• Familiarity with AP Style and standard rules of grammar, preferred
• Available to work weekends or extended hours as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits, including a no-cost medical plan
• Dental
• Vision
• FSA
• 3 weeks PTO
• 14 paid holidays
• 401(k) profit sharing
• Professional development stipend
• Internal training programs
• Company wellness stipend for ClassPass